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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Ninian Park
  • Attendance: 13915
  • Referee: Atkinson, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

74 mins

Robert Koren is being taken off, Kevin Phillips has come on in his place.

67 mins

Zoltan Gera is replaced by Chris Brunt.

66 mins

West Brom are replacing Ishmael Miller with AS Roman Bednar.

60 mins

The referee has booked Neil Clement.

48 mins

Paul Parry is being taken off, Peter Whittingham has come on in his place.

46 mins

Steven Thompson is replaced by Warren Feeney.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by M Atkinson

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Cardiff City held fellow FA Cup semi-finalists West Bromwich Albion to a draw in a well-fought match that was a credit to both sides before such an important weekend.

There were two changes in the Bluebirds line-up with Kevin McNaughton and Trevor Sinclair replacing Alan Ramsey and Peter Whittingham.

City should have taken the lead in the sixth minute when Paul Parry threaded a ball through to Steve Thompson but, with only Dean Kiely to beat, he blasted high over the bar.

The Bluebirds took the game to Albion and were well on top when the midway point in the opening period was reached.

However, in the 24th minute City failed to clear their lines and the ball bobbed about in the danger area before reaching Zoltan Gera, but Glenn Loovens cleared off the line.

Two minutes later, Ishmael Miller had Peter Enckelman scrambling to push behind at his near post as the Baggies suddenly raised their game.

Warren Feeney started the second half in place of the out-of-touch Thompson and Whittingham followed three minutes later for Parry, who appeared to have a slight injury.

Miller turned Roger Johnson in the 54th minute and struck his shot against the angle with Enckelman beaten, while Feeney's short stay on the pitch ended at the same time as he limped off to be replaced by Riccardo Scimeca.

The Baggies made a double switch in the 67th minute with AS Roman Bednar and Chris Brunt coming on to pep up their attack.

They were soon joined by Kevin Phillips as the visitors went for the win they needed to keep their automatic promotion hopes high.

Bednar should have done better with a close-range header in the 85th minute, but the final whistle came with both sides fully deserving a point apiece.

Cardiff City Team

West Bromwich Albion Team

Cardiff City

West Bromwich Albion

Corners

5 5

Fouls

9 9

Goal attempts

12 13

Shots off target

6 4

Offsides

1 6

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